Sale #44 Asia, Europe, incl. Special Auction British Africa

Alawiten-Gebiet: 1924. Rougly opened, slightly shortend stampless envelope addressed to Paris cancel
1924. Rougly opened, slightly shortend stampless envelope addressed to Paris cancelled by Tresor et Postes/611 date stamp '12th Jan 24' with circular 'Etat des Alaouites/Direction Sante, Hygiene & Assistance Publique' in violet and hand-stamp 'Le Direction de L 'Hygiene & Assistance/Publique de L 'Etat Des Alaouites' endorsed 'Medicen Major de Ia Depot S.P. 611' with Paris receiver on reverse. The Alawite State was a French Mandate Territory formed by the break up of the Ottoman Empire after WW1. As of 1918 France occupied both Lebanon and Syria but with the growing unrest to French rule the Alawite State was born, faults.
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